2 days in 1 and WIAW (LiveFit Days 44 & 45)

Not a lot of pictures of food unfortunately, but I'll give it a shot again next week.

I've been having to double post lately.

I drove behind this Ron Paul supporter. I have no clue who is running for President. I've been keeping up with international news though.

I slept in yesterday and went to the gym after work. I went with my friend Sara for legs (LiveFit Day 44).

Legs have been somewhat of a failure lately. The workouts aren't as crippling as they had been yet I can't increase my weights either. :/

• Narrow stance squats: 45#s
• Narrow stance leg press: 195#s
• Barbell step ups: 35#s
• Walking double barbell lunge: 45#s then 8#s "serving" xs 2
• Single leg barbell squat: 35#s
• Seated calf raise: 190#s, 210#s
• Standing calf raise: 80#s

No increases. Oh well.

Sara and I headed downtown for Surf City Nights. I've always wanted to go and finally had a Tuesday off to do so. We perused the farmer's market and ended up at Fred's Mexican Cafe for tacos and a skinny 'rita, which we shared. The tacos were delicious! I chose grilled cod and chicken tacos on flour tortillas. Sara and I eat the same too - we ate only about half of each taco's tortilla.
I wanted to sleep in today too, but I promised myself yoga once a week.

The practice was tough. I totally felt the leg workout from yesterday. My balance is terrible now. :(

Oatmeal for breakfast but no banana to taste. :/

After reading PB Fingers' post on pledging to eat more veggies, I realized I've been slacking off! To make up for it, I stopped by Mother's Market for a small 8 ounce green juice.

Lunch has been the same this week: buffalo chicken mac and cheese quinoa. Soooo good and hearty. I used a jalapeno jack almond cheese so it's not so much orange.

I asked my co-worker and yoga instructor friend to help me do chaturangas properly. More sucking in my core. Let's just say that's really hard.

Dinner was a double fiber English muffin with turkey slices and goat cheese and a 2% strawberry-banana Chobani.

After work I headed to the gym for LiveFit Day 45. I have to admit, I love weights but cardio is no fun. Running is okay though. Maybe it's because it's still new to me. I still can't run for 30 minutes without getting bored so I hopped on the elliptical and watched "Modern Family." Love that show - I mean, Al Bundy is on it!

Some successes:

• Barbell bench press up to 50# from 40#
• Incline dumbbell press up to 20# from 17.5#
• Flat bench flyes up to 15# from 12.5#
• Better at bench dips!

My note at the bottom: don't go to this gym at night! There are lots of people and it gets hot and gross.

Along with a Shakeology, I spooned Wild Squirrel nut butter. Like, I went to TOWN. I find that I eat the honey pretzel most and not because I particularly love it but because there are crunchy pretzel pieces.

I'm totally sleeping in tomorrow... :)